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Brand Use Study for LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES-2001-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

How do you rate the QUALITY of each brand you are familiar with?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
Lutron4.34.4*4.3*4.34.1*
Square D4.34.3*4.34.34.2
Leviton4.24.14.44.34.2
Cooper4.13.5*4.3*4.1*4.4*
Lightolier4.14.2*3.9*4.14.2*
General Electric4.03.9*4.04.04.0*
Halo4.04.2*4.04.04.0
Johnson Controls4.04.2*3.9*4.3*3.8*
Lite Touch4.03.7*3.7*4.2*4.1*
Pass & Seymour4.04.0*4.0*4.0*4.0*
Cooper3.9*3.5*4.0*4.0*3.8*
Orac/Decor3.9*4.2*3.9*3.8*3.7*
Progress3.94.03.73.93.7*
Carlon3.8*3.0*4.0*4.0*3.6*
Intermatic3.83.7*4.0*3.8*3.9*
Eagle Electric3.74.0*3.7*3.5*3.8*
Seagull3.74.0*3.4*3.7*3.6*
Fasco3.6*3.8*3.5*3.5*4.0*
Outwater3.6*3.8*3.2*3.5*3.7*
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
Lutron4.0*4.2*4.1*4.4
Square D4.5*4.44.34.1
Leviton4.3*4.34.24.2
Cooper4.3*4.1*4.2*4.1
Lightolier4.0*4.0*3.9*4.3
General Electric3.9*4.03.94.0
Halo3.8*4.04.14.1
Johnson Controls4.2*4.0*4.1*3.9
Lite Touch3.7*4.3*4.1*3.9
Pass & Seymour4.0*3.9*4.1*4.0
Cooper4.0*3.7*3.8*4.1
Orac/Decor4.0*3.6*3.9
Progress4.2*3.93.73.8
Carlon3.5*4.2*2.7*4.0
Intermatic3.5*4.0*3.8*3.8
Eagle Electric3.7*3.7*3.5*3.8
Seagull3.5*3.6*3.7*3.7
Fasco3.8*3.4*3.6*3.6
Outwater3.4*3.5*3.7
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
Lutron4.2*4.34.1*
Square D4.34.34.3*
Leviton4.24.24.4
Cooper4.2*4.0*4.3*
Lightolier4.24.14.0*
General Electric4.04.04.0*
Halo4.14.13.8*
Johnson Controls4.4*3.7*4.3*
Lite Touch4.1*3.9*4.4*
Pass & Seymour4.1*3.9*4.0*
Cooper4.0*3.9*4.0*
Orac/Decor4.3*3.9*3.5*
Progress3.73.93.9
Carlon3.4*4.1*3.7*
Intermatic3.9*3.9*3.4*
Eagle Electric4.0*3.5*3.7*
Seagull3.5*3.8*3.7*
Fasco3.7*3.5*
Outwater3.2*3.7*3.4*
LIGHTING CONTROLS, SWITCHES-2001-Brand Best at Communicating with Builders
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Brand Best at Communicating with Builders

Considering ads, mailings, personal visits, etc., which one brand is BEST AT COMMUNICATING with you?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Leviton15.0%18.0%14.0%14.0%15.0%
Halo12.0%12.0%12.0%11.0%16.0%
Progress10.0%15.0%8.0%14.0%2.0%
Square D8.0%9.0%8.0%7.0%5.0%
General Electric5.0%3.0%3.0%7.0%3.0%
Lightolier5.0%8.0%3.0%6.0%3.0%
Lutron4.0%5.0%2.0%6.0%4.0%
Cooper2.0%0.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%
Seagull2.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%2.0%
Eagle Electric1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
Johnson Controls1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Outwater1.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
Carlon0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cooper0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
Fasco0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Intermatic0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Lite Touch0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Orac/Decor0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Pass & Seymour0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
no answer65.0%63.0%65.0%63.0%69.0%
no answer63.0%60.0%64.0%61.0%66.0%
answered multiple2.0%2.0%4.0%0.0%3.0%
answered multiple2.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%4.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Leviton13.0%11.0%21.0%14.0
Halo5.0%11.0%12.0%18.0
Progress13.0%15.0%9.0%8.0
Square D10.0%10.0%6.0%6.0
General Electric3.0%8.0%4.0%4.0
Lightolier3.0%3.0%5.0%7.0
Lutron3.0%2.0%1.0%11.0
Cooper8.0%2.0%2.0%2.0
Seagull0.0%4.0%1.0%1.0
Eagle Electric0.0%2.0%0.0%1.0
Johnson Controls0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Outwater0.0%3.0%1.0%0.0
Carlon0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Cooper0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0
Fasco3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Intermatic0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Lite Touch0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Orac/Decor0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Pass & Seymour0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
other0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
other0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
no answer72.0%61.0%67.0%62.0
no answer64.0%64.0%62.0%59.0
answered multiple0.0%2.0%2.0%3.0
answered multiple5.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Leviton9.0%18.0%17.0%
Halo13.0%13.0%9.0%
Progress9.0%12.0%9.0%
Square D8.0%6.0%12.0%
General Electric5.0%6.0%1.0%
Lightolier5.0%5.0%4.0%
Lutron4.0%4.0%4.0%
Cooper1.0%1.0%7.0%
Seagull1.0%2.0%3.0%
Eagle Electric2.0%0.0%0.0%
Johnson Controls0.0%1.0%1.0%
Outwater0.0%2.0%1.0%
Carlon0.0%0.0%0.0%
Cooper1.0%0.0%1.0%
Fasco1.0%0.0%0.0%
Intermatic1.0%0.0%1.0%
Lite Touch1.0%0.0%0.0%
Orac/Decor0.0%0.0%0.0%
Pass & Seymour1.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%1.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer67.0%63.0%65.0%
no answer66.0%61.0%61.0%
answered multiple2.0%3.0%0.0%
answered multiple3.0%2.0%0.0%

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Leviton71.0%78.0%64.0%71.0%73.0%
Halo64.0%68.0%68.0%57.0%69.0%
Square D56.0%62.0%58.0%59.0%43.0%
General Electric53.0%57.0%55.0%55.0%47.0%
Progress47.0%72.0%43.0%51.0%29.0%
Lutron38.0%54.0%33.0%34.0%41.0%
Lightolier37.0%63.0%21.0%39.0%35.0%
Johnson Controls29.0%26.0%33.0%26.0%31.0%
Eagle Electric24.0%25.0%20.0%22.0%31.0%
Seagull24.0%26.0%22.0%22.0%27.0%
Cooper19.0%22.0%23.0%17.0%18.0%
Lite Touch16.0%17.0%14.0%17.0%15.0%
Cooper15.0%17.0%17.0%14.0%14.0%
Fasco15.0%28.0%12.0%20.0%3.0%
Intermatic15.0%25.0%12.0%13.0%15.0%
Pass & Seymour14.0%14.0%19.0%14.0%8.0%
Orac/Decor13.0%22.0%12.0%10.0%15.0%
Outwater13.0%23.0%9.0%11.0%16.0%
Carlon11.0%12.0%12.0%9.0%15.0%
other6.0%3.0%8.0%6.0%6.0%
other3.0%5.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%
indicated one or more89.0%98.0%83.0%91.0%86.0%
indicated one or more84.0%95.0%80.0%83.0%83.0%
no answer13.0%3.0%17.0%13.0%15.0%
no answer9.0%0.0%15.0%7.0%13.0%
no answer3.0%2.0%3.0%5.0%2.0%
no answer2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Leviton56.0%70.0%73.0%77.0
Halo36.0%62.0%62.0%80.0
Square D54.0%61.0%50.0%58.0
General Electric41.0%61.0%49.0%56.0
Progress36.0%52.0%41.0%53.0
Lutron23.0%30.0%35.0%57.0
Lightolier15.0%27.0%30.0%61.0
Johnson Controls23.0%30.0%29.0%32.0
Eagle Electric18.0%27.0%23.0%26.0
Seagull18.0%19.0%23.0%32.0
Cooper10.0%16.0%18.0%27.0
Lite Touch18.0%13.0%14.0%20.0
Cooper3.0%13.0%14.0%23.0
Fasco23.0%13.0%14.0%18.0
Intermatic8.0%12.0%12.0%23.0
Pass & Seymour18.0%15.0%14.0%13.0
Orac/Decor5.0%9.0%9.0%24.0
Outwater3.0%14.0%10.0%20.0
Carlon8.0%10.0%10.0%17.0
other5.0%4.0%9.0%6.0
other3.0%2.0%5.0%2.0
indicated one or more82.0%89.0%91.0%91.0
indicated one or more64.0%85.0%82.0%92.0
no answer26.0%12.0%15.0%6.0
no answer15.0%8.0%9.0%8.0
no answer10.0%3.0%3.0%2.0
no answer3.0%3.0%0.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Leviton74.0%72.0%65.0%
Halo63.0%69.0%52.0%
Square D63.0%50.0%61.0%
General Electric57.0%50.0%57.0%
Progress47.0%46.0%52.0%
Lutron39.0%39.0%35.0%
Lightolier36.0%37.0%39.0%
Johnson Controls30.0%26.0%36.0%
Eagle Electric31.0%22.0%16.0%
Seagull18.0%24.0%38.0%
Cooper17.0%20.0%20.0%
Lite Touch12.0%17.0%20.0%
Cooper13.0%17.0%14.0%
Fasco18.0%15.0%12.0%
Intermatic16.0%15.0%13.0%
Pass & Seymour16.0%14.0%12.0%
Orac/Decor8.0%16.0%13.0%
Outwater14.0%14.0%10.0%
Carlon16.0%10.0%7.0%
other6.0%6.0%9.0%
other2.0%4.0%1.0%
indicated one or more89.0%89.0%90.0%
indicated one or more81.0%85.0%87.0%
no answer14.0%13.0%7.0%
no answer8.0%11.0%7.0%
no answer5.0%2.0%6.0%
no answer3.0%0.0%3.0%

Brands Used the Most

Which brand(s) does your firm USE THE MOST?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Leviton32.0%48.0%28.0%26.0%39.0%
Halo22.0%23.0%25.0%16.0%28.0%
Square D19.0%26.0%21.0%20.0%10.0%
Progress18.0%37.0%11.0%24.0%4.0%
General Electric10.0%12.0%9.0%11.0%8.0%
Lightolier8.0%18.0%3.0%9.0%5.0%
Lutron8.0%14.0%5.0%8.0%6.0%
Seagull6.0%8.0%4.0%6.0%5.0%
Eagle Electric5.0%9.0%7.0%3.0%3.0%
Cooper4.0%5.0%8.0%3.0%1.0%
Johnson Controls3.0%6.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%
Pass & Seymour3.0%5.0%5.0%3.0%0.0%
Lite Touch2.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%3.0%
Outwater2.0%5.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
Cooper1.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%2.0%
Fasco1.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Intermatic1.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
Orac/Decor1.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
Carlon0.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
other4.0%0.0%7.0%3.0%4.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%2.0%
indicated one or more60.0%80.0%55.0%58.0%54.0%
indicated one or more51.0%66.0%49.0%51.0%44.0%
did not indicate32.0%28.0%30.0%30.0%40.0%
did not indicate29.0%18.0%26.0%32.0%32.0%
no answer11.0%3.0%14.0%11.0%13.0%
no answer8.0%0.0%13.0%6.0%9.0%
no answer6.0%3.0%8.0%7.0%4.0%
no answer4.0%2.0%6.0%4.0%4.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Leviton28.0%32.0%35.0%33.0
Halo13.0%19.0%24.0%27.0
Square D26.0%20.0%18.0%17.0
Progress21.0%24.0%14.0%15.0
General Electric3.0%14.0%6.0%12.0
Lightolier0.0%6.0%6.0%15.0
Lutron3.0%3.0%6.0%16.0
Seagull3.0%5.0%6.0%7.0
Eagle Electric3.0%4.0%4.0%8.0
Cooper5.0%5.0%3.0%4.0
Johnson Controls3.0%2.0%4.0%3.0
Pass & Seymour5.0%3.0%3.0%3.0
Lite Touch3.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
Outwater0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Cooper0.0%0.0%3.0%2.0
Fasco3.0%0.0%2.0%1.0
Intermatic0.0%2.0%1.0%2.0
Orac/Decor0.0%1.0%1.0%2.0
Carlon0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
other5.0%2.0%6.0%4.0
other0.0%1.0%3.0%0.0
indicated one or more51.0%58.0%64.0%59.0
indicated one or more38.0%56.0%48.0%53.0
did not indicate21.0%28.0%33.0%38.0
did not indicate31.0%31.0%24.0%32.0
no answer23.0%10.0%12.0%6.0
no answer15.0%5.0%6.0%8.0
no answer18.0%6.0%6.0%2.0
no answer3.0%6.0%5.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Leviton33.0%34.0%28.0%
Halo22.0%25.0%12.0%
Square D17.0%17.0%29.0%
Progress19.0%16.0%25.0%
General Electric9.0%10.0%13.0%
Lightolier9.0%8.0%7.0%
Lutron7.0%9.0%4.0%
Seagull3.0%6.0%10.0%
Eagle Electric7.0%3.0%4.0%
Cooper3.0%4.0%4.0%
Johnson Controls2.0%2.0%6.0%
Pass & Seymour3.0%3.0%4.0%
Lite Touch2.0%2.0%1.0%
Outwater0.0%3.0%1.0%
Cooper1.0%1.0%3.0%
Fasco1.0%2.0%0.0%
Intermatic1.0%1.0%3.0%
Orac/Decor0.0%2.0%1.0%
Carlon1.0%0.0%1.0%
other6.0%2.0%7.0%
other1.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more59.0%59.0%62.0%
indicated one or more53.0%50.0%52.0%
did not indicate28.0%34.0%33.0%
did not indicate28.0%30.0%26.0%
no answer11.0%12.0%6.0%
no answer6.0%9.0%6.0%
no answer8.0%4.0%9.0%
no answer7.0%2.0%6.0%

Brands Used in Past 2 Years

Which brands has your firm USED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS in the homes you've built (including brands you subcontracted with others to install)?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders453.065.0118.0174.096.0
Leviton54.0%72.0%45.0%51.0%58.0%
Halo46.0%49.0%47.0%40.0%52.0%
Progress36.0%62.0%27.0%42.0%19.0%
Square D36.0%49.0%39.0%36.0%25.0%
General Electric26.0%26.0%26.0%27.0%23.0%
Lightolier24.0%49.0%10.0%23.0%24.0%
Lutron23.0%40.0%18.0%21.0%23.0%
Eagle Electric13.0%15.0%11.0%12.0%16.0%
Seagull13.0%12.0%12.0%13.0%14.0%
Cooper9.0%6.0%14.0%8.0%7.0%
Johnson Controls8.0%8.0%9.0%6.0%9.0%
Pass & Seymour8.0%9.0%13.0%8.0%3.0%
Lite Touch7.0%6.0%4.0%9.0%5.0%
Intermatic6.0%9.0%6.0%4.0%7.0%
Orac/Decor6.0%8.0%7.0%3.0%8.0%
Cooper5.0%3.0%8.0%3.0%5.0%
Fasco5.0%12.0%2.0%7.0%0.0%
Carlon4.0%2.0%4.0%3.0%8.0%
Outwater4.0%9.0%3.0%2.0%5.0%
other5.0%2.0%8.0%5.0%4.0%
other2.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%
indicated one or more77.0%97.0%67.0%77.0%74.0%
indicated one or more72.0%88.0%66.0%72.0%68.0%
did not indicate12.0%2.0%15.0%13.0%13.0%
no answer12.0%3.0%17.0%12.0%14.0%
did not indicate11.0%6.0%14.0%10.0%16.0%
no answer9.0%0.0%15.0%6.0%11.0%
no answer4.0%3.0%3.0%6.0%3.0%
no answer3.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders39.0132.0139.0133.0
Leviton41.0%56.0%52.0%60.0
Halo21.0%41.0%44.0%62.0
Progress28.0%38.0%33.0%39.0
Square D41.0%42.0%31.0%35.0
General Electric15.0%32.0%22.0%27.0
Lightolier3.0%14.0%20.0%43.0
Lutron8.0%18.0%17.0%40.0
Eagle Electric8.0%17.0%9.0%16.0
Seagull5.0%11.0%13.0%16.0
Cooper10.0%8.0%8.0%11.0
Johnson Controls13.0%8.0%6.0%7.0
Pass & Seymour10.0%12.0%8.0%5.0
Lite Touch10.0%5.0%6.0%9.0
Intermatic3.0%7.0%4.0%9.0
Orac/Decor0.0%7.0%4.0%9.0
Cooper3.0%3.0%6.0%7.0
Fasco8.0%4.0%4.0%6.0
Carlon5.0%4.0%2.0%8.0
Outwater0.0%5.0%2.0%7.0
other5.0%4.0%7.0%5.0
other3.0%1.0%3.0%2.0
indicated one or more69.0%77.0%76.0%80.0
indicated one or more51.0%73.0%69.0%81.0
did not indicate13.0%11.0%13.0%11.0
no answer26.0%11.0%14.0%6.0
did not indicate8.0%12.0%13.0%11.0
no answer15.0%8.0%8.0%8.0
no answer15.0%4.0%4.0%2.0
no answer3.0%4.0%3.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders148.0232.069.0
Leviton55.0%57.0%43.0%
Halo45.0%53.0%28.0%
Progress36.0%35.0%39.0%
Square D37.0%34.0%41.0%
General Electric26.0%26.0%23.0%
Lightolier23.0%26.0%17.0%
Lutron23.0%26.0%13.0%
Eagle Electric19.0%12.0%4.0%
Seagull9.0%13.0%20.0%
Cooper7.0%9.0%10.0%
Johnson Controls7.0%7.0%10.0%
Pass & Seymour10.0%8.0%7.0%
Lite Touch5.0%7.0%7.0%
Intermatic6.0%7.0%3.0%
Orac/Decor3.0%9.0%3.0%
Cooper3.0%6.0%7.0%
Fasco5.0%6.0%0.0%
Carlon6.0%3.0%4.0%
Outwater1.0%7.0%1.0%
other6.0%4.0%9.0%
other1.0%3.0%0.0%
indicated one or more77.0%77.0%72.0%
indicated one or more74.0%73.0%65.0%
did not indicate10.0%12.0%17.0%
no answer14.0%13.0%6.0%
did not indicate7.0%12.0%22.0%
no answer8.0%10.0%6.0%
no answer5.0%3.0%7.0%
no answer5.0%1.0%4.0%
Purpose

The findings cited in this report are based on a survey sponsored by Hanley-Wood, LLC, on behalf of their publication, BUILDER.

The purpose of this research project was to provide the editors and advertisers with a profile of the brands used by builders in the BUILDER audience. Specific areas of inquiry included:

  • The number and average sale price of residential units built by respondents' firms in 2004.
  • Respondents' familiarity with, use of, and opinions about brands in 69 product categories.
  • The one brand within each category respondents feel is best at communicating with them.
Method

The survey sample of 6,250 was selected in systematic fashion by Palm Coast Data, Inc., and Readex from BUILDER's domestic, qualified "builder" circulation of approximately 125,000 recipients at the time of sample selection.

Five versions of an 8-page questionnaire were designed jointly by BUILDER and Readex. Each version contained two questions common to all versions, with the remaining brand-specific questions unique to each.

Data was collected via mail survey from October 18 to December 11, 2000. To ensure the value of this brand use data to manufacturers, the findings cited in this report are based on the 2,247 respondents who indicated their firms built residential units in 2000 (36% of the survey sample).

The margin of error for percentages based on all 2,247 usable responses is ±2.0% at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for percentages based on smaller sample sizes—census regions, for example— will be larger.